AUSTRALIAN BURLESQUE FESTIVAL

✨ The Australian Burlesque Festival: Where Glamour Meets Revolution ✨

Forget everything you think you know about burlesque — this isn’t just a show. It’s a riotous, glitter-drenched, boundary-shattering movement. 🎭 Since 2009, the Australian Burlesque Festival has been shaking up stages, rewriting rules, and reclaiming the spotlight — one feather boa at a time.

We’re not just the OG. We’re the ICONIC. The TRAILBLAZERS. The ones who turned cabaret into a cultural earthquake. 🌪️ With 16 dazzling years under our corsets, we’ve toured the nation, wowing crowds from Brisbane to Darwin with a fierce, fabulous energy that can’t be replicated — because we wrote the damn playbook.

🔥 Why You Can’t Miss This:

  • 🌟 World-Class Talent — From international headliners to local legends, our stages are a kaleidoscope of creativity, courage, and chaos.
  • 🌈 Radically Inclusive — Every body. Every identity. Every story. Burlesque is for EVERYONE — and we mean it.
  • 💃 Neo-Classic Fusion — Think vintage glamour meets punk rock rebellion. It’s theatrical, it’s bold, it’s unapologetically YOU.
  • 📍 Touring Nationally — Catch us in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Darwin, Newcastle, Gosford, Alice Springs, and the Gold Coast. There’s a city near you screaming “SHOWTIME!”
  • 🏆 Nominated for Best Burlesque Festival (2025/2026) — Because excellence doesn’t whisper. It struts.

Produced by Cherry Daiquiri Productions — a proudly queer-led, women-owned powerhouse registered with ASIC — we’re not just putting on a show. We’re building a legacy. Formerly Bubble Glamour Productions, CDP runs this festival with love, precision, and a whole lot of sequins. 💃

Our stages aren’t just stages — they’re sanctuaries. Where artists redefine “performance,” where audiences feel seen, and where the air buzzes with the energy of collective joy, rebellion, and glitter-strewn self-expression. 🎉

🪩 What to Expect:

Think velvet curtains, jazz-hands, feather fans, and avant-garde theatrics that make your jaw drop — in the best way. Whether you’re a lifelong burlesque fan or a curious newcomer, ABF welcomes you with open arms (and maybe a little sequinned mischief).

Join us for an evening (or weekend!) of sass, sassier costumes, and soul-stirring artistry that dares to be different. This isn’t just cabaret — it’s a celebration of individuality, community, and the sheer audacity to shine. 💖

Got questions? Shoot us an email — we’ve got answers and maybe a few sass-tastic emojis to boot. 💌

Don’t just watch the revolution. Wear it. 🎭 Tag your glitter gang. Grab your tickets now — before they vanish faster than a disappearing act. 🎟️

We’re not just the largest touring burlesque festival in the world. We’re the beating, sequined heart of Australian performance culture — and darling, you’re invited to the party. 🍸